HP18 9RP Buckinghamshire
Live postcode, introduced January 1980. Ward: Waddesdon. Region: South East.
Streets
- The Square, Brill: 30 addresses
- High Street, Brill: 2 addresses
- Church Street, Brill: 1 address
Council tax
What each band costs in Buckinghamshire in 2026-27: Band D £2,527 a year on average, including the police, fire and any county and parish charges.
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| £1,684 | £1,965 | £2,246 | £2,527 | £3,088 | £3,650 | £4,211 | £5,053 |
Homes by band in the neighbourhood around this postcode: most are in band C (22% of about 600 homes).
Planning and heritage
- Conservation area: yes, Brill (council page). Extensions, demolition, some windows and doors, and work on trees need consent.
- Listed buildings within 100 m of this postcode: 19.
- Article 4 direction (removing permitted development rights): none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Tree preservation orders: none recorded, though not every council has published theirs.
- Green belt: no.
Listed buildings
- 1, THE SQUARE, grade II
- 10,11 AND 12, THE SQUARE, grade II
- 12, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 14 AND 15, THE SQUARE, grade II
- 17, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 2, CHURCH STREET, grade II
- 2, THE SQUARE, grade II
- 30 AND 31, THE SQUARE, grade II
- 32, THE SQUARE, grade II
- 5 AND 6, THE SQUARE, grade II
- 8, THE SQUARE, grade II
- 9, THE SQUARE, grade II
- K6 TELEPHONE KIOSK, grade II
- KINGS RIDE HOUSE, grade II
- STABLE BLOCK CIRCA 20 METRES TO NORTH EAST OF THE MANOR HOUSE, grade II
- THE LITTLE GRANARY THE OLD BAKEHOUSE, grade II
- THE OLD VICARAGE, AND RAILINGS TO FRONT, grade II
- WAR MEMORIAL, grade II
- WATERLOO HOUSE INCLUDING CURVED FLANKING WALLS, RAILINGS AND SIX GATE PIERS, grade II
Flood risk
Rivers, the sea or surface water: in this postcode, 5 addresses are in areas at high risk, 0 at medium risk and 2 at low risk. Each address counts once, at the higher of its rivers-and-sea and surface-water risk.
Rivers and the sea alone: no home is in an area at risk.
High: 3.3% (1 in 30) or more chance of flooding a year. Medium: 1% to 3.3%. Low: 0.1% to 1%. Very low: under 0.1%. The rivers and sea figures allow for flood defences. Counts cover whole postcodes, which can include other streets.
Flood zone for planning: no postcode centre is in flood zone 2 or 3.
Height above sea level
The postcode's 33 addresses are between 183 m and 186 m above sea level (184 m on average).
Broadband
Superfast 100%, ultrafast 100%, gigabit 100% of premises; 0% cannot get 10 Mbit/s. Ofcom Connected Nations, data as at January 2026.
Getting around
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Railway stations | Haddenham and Thame Parkway 889,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 9.3 km (5.8 miles) |
| Bicester Village 1.9 million journeys in 2024–25 | 10.6 km (6.6 miles) | |
| Bicester North 823,000 journeys in 2024–25 | 11.6 km (7.2 miles) | |
| Bus stops | 4 stops within 400 m (0.2 miles), 4 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest The Square Brill | 50 m |
| EV charging points | Roam EV Charging Station | 3.3 km (2.1 miles) |
| Airport with scheduled flights | London Luton Airport LTN | 47.5 km (30 miles) |
Local services
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| GP surgeries | Waddesdon Surgery | 9.7 km (6 miles) |
| Pharmacies | Boots | 9.4 km (5.8 miles) |
| NHS dentists | Bicester Dental Centre | 4.8 km (3 miles) |
| Hospital | Thame Community Hospital | 9.9 km (6.2 miles) |
| Police station | Waddesdon Police Station | 4 km (2.5 miles) |
Parks and green space
| Nearest | Distance | |
|---|---|---|
| Park or garden | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 5,760 m² | 170 m |
| Play area | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 990 m² | 290 m |
| Playing field | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 3.6 ha | 160 m |
| Allotments | 1 within 800 m (0.5 miles); nearest Unnamed 1.0 ha | 70 m |
Within 800 m (0.5 miles): 1 park or garden, 0.6 hectares in all.
Landmarks
The nearest historic landmark is Flats the Manor House, a listed building (Grade II*), 120 m south-west. 54 listed buildings are within 1 km (0.6 miles), 3 of them Grade II*.
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Flats the Manor House | Listed building, Grade II* | 120 m south-west |
| Church of All Saints | Listed building, Grade II* | 210 m north-east |
| Earthworks near Brill Church | Scheduled monument | 210 m north-east |
| Windmill | Listed building, Grade II* | 450 m (0.3 miles) north-west |
| Brill pottery kilns | Scheduled monument | 590 m (0.4 miles) north |
| Name | What it is | From the postcode's centre |
|---|---|---|
| Chinkwell Wood | Wood | 1.3 km (0.8 miles) north-east |
| Rid's Hill | Hill | 1.5 km (0.9 miles) north-east |
| Spa Wood | Wood | 1.5 km (1 mile) east |
| Muswell Hill | Hill | 2 km (1.3 miles) north-west |
| China Island | Island | 3.3 km (2 miles) north-east |
| The Warrells | Lake or reservoir | 3.4 km (2.1 miles) north-east |
Air quality
| Pollutant | Here | UK limit | WHO guideline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) | 5.6 | 40 | 10 |
| Fine particles (PM2.5) | 6.5 | 20 | 5 |
| Particles (PM10) | 10.3 | 40 | 15 |
All three are within the UK legal limits; PM2.5 is above the WHO guideline, as in most towns and cities.
Road and rail noise
| Level | Road traffic | Railways |
|---|---|---|
| 60 to 64 | 3 | 0 |
| 55 to 59 | 19 | 0 |
| Under 55 | 11 | 33 |
22 of the postcode's 33 addresses are modelled at 55 dB or more from road traffic, above the WHO guidelines.
Climate, daylight and earthquakes
Monthly temperatures and rainfall, sunrise and sunset through the year, and earthquakes recorded nearby since 1970 are much the same across the area, so they are worked out once for Buckinghamshire: see them on the Buckinghamshire page.
People and work
Who lives here
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Median age | 53 | 40 |
| Children under 15 | 17% | 17% |
| Aged 65 and over | 31% | 18% |
Homes
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Owned (outright or with a mortgage) | 75% | 61% |
| Owned outright | 43% | 33% |
| Shared ownership | under 1% | 1% |
| Social rented | 17% | 17% |
| Private rented | 8% | 21% |
Work and commuting
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Adults (16 and over) in work | 54% | 57% |
| Unemployment (of those working or looking for work) | 2% | 6% |
| Retired (of adults) | 34% | 22% |
| Long-term sick or disabled (of adults) | 2% | 4% |
| Work mainly from home (of those in work) | 39% | 32% |
| Travel to work by car or van | 55% | 48% |
| By train, Underground, metro or tram | under 1% | 4% |
| By any public transport, including bus | under 1% | 8% |
| On foot or by bicycle | 3% | 10% |
| Work within 10 km (6 miles) of home (of those who travel to work) | 19% | 65% |
| Work 30 km (19 miles) or more away | 30% | 8% |
Education and languages
| Around this postcode | England | |
|---|---|---|
| Degree or other higher qualification, Level 4+ (of adults) | 40% | 34% |
| No qualifications | 13% | 18% |
| Apprenticeship as highest qualification | 5% | 5% |
| Main language English (aged 3 and over) | 99% | 91% |
| Cannot speak English well or at all | 0% | 2% |
Deprivation
The neighbourhood around this postcode is in decile 4 of 10 on the English Indices of Deprivation 2025, where 1 is the most deprived tenth of England's 33,755 neighbourhoods and 10 the least.
The full dossier for this postcode's main street is on The Square.